System and method for enhanced mass splice measurement
US6369883B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/59
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention introduces system and method for an enhanced mass splice measurement system for testing a plurality of optical fiber splices and also the reliability of the mass fusion splicer itself. In one embodiment, a first light signal may be transmitted through each of a plurality of optical fibers at one end. At the other end, the plurality of optical fibers may be optically coupled to an integrating sphere using a fiber holder and an adapter. A light meter may be coupled to the integrating sphere for measuring the first light signal received at the integrating sphere. Once the first light signal has been measured, the fiber holder having the ends of the optical fiber may be removed from the integrating sphere and/or adapter and installed in a mass fusion splicer. A second fiber holder having ends of a second fiber cable may be installed in the mass fusion splicer. The mass fusion splicer is used for splicing the plurality of optical fibers of the first cable with the plurality of optical fibers of the second cable. The opposite ends of the second cable may also be coupled a third fiber holder that may be further coupled to the integrating sphere. A second light signal…
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